bill, i want to ask you this, here in the washington area, most of the local officials told the folks to stay indoors to shelter in place, stay off the streets. and everywhere we go, we see people who are still brave enough to venture out into this weather. we see people milling around you. where you are. >> reporter: it's almost like the eeriest thing here in new york, coming down from 30 rock to lower manhattan down broadway, the most famous streets around, not a soul. empty. empty as all can be. all the airports are closed, of course. so what you're looking at is extremely bored tourists trying to figure out something to do. those are the people who have been strolling around. a lot of them from other countries who have never experienced or seen anything like this before. the cops are going to be getting them out of here pretty soon. i think we'll probably have to move our location by the time "nightly news" comes around. >> bill karins live in battery park. be careful. and thanks so much. >> reporter: thank you. >> stay up to date with us on sandy all night long. you can also get